HURRICANE LAURA RELIEF UPDATE OCTOBER 2020
TOTAL PROGRAM IMPACT
71 29
Current Situation LIVES IMPACTED
VOLUNTEERS
61
VOLUNTEER DAYS
41
JOBS COMPLETED
After conducting extensive on-the-ground assessments and establishing a base of operations in Kirbyville, Texas and DeQuincy, Louisiana, our Disaster Assessment and Response Team (DART) has transitioned to a Response Program Team. Our main focus continues to be assisting families with chainsaw work and, with support of two AmeriCorps NCCC Teams, we’ve increased our capacity and reached more families. We’ve also begun roof tarping and completed 13 of these jobs to date. We’re continuing to work closely with other local organizations. We’ve connected with Long Term Recovery Groups in Jasper and Newton, Catholic Charities of Lake Charles, United Way 211 South West Louisiana (SWLA) and Water’s Edge Gathering to identify families with a critical need for support. We’ve also joined the Long Term Recovery Committee for South West Louisiana to assess if and how we can assist in longer-term recovery activities beyond our current program. If you’d like to join us in supporting communities impacted by Hurricane Laura, please consider making a donation.
Community Voices “We are eternally grateful because there was no way, with Charles in his condition, we could have taken care of that humongous tree, the trees that are down in the yard and other things,” Connie, homeowner we assisted in Bon Wier, Texas. Read the full story here.
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Disaster Profile On August 27, 2020, Hurricane Laura pounded the Louisiana and Texas coasts, making landfall near Cameron, Louisiana as a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds. Hurricane Laura tied with the Last Island Hurricane (1856) for the strongest landfalling hurricane in Louisiana on record. While Lake Charles and the surrounding areas were the epicenter of the impact, damage from the storm spans a large area of Louisiana and Southeast Texas. In parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, power outages continue and there doesn't seem to be a building left untouched by Hurricane Laura's fierce winds.
Our Work Our Disaster Assessment and Response Team (DART) conducted on-the-ground assessments and we have established a base of operations in Kirbyville, Texas and DeQuincy, Louisiana. Based on the need, we began assisting families with chainsaw work and roof tarping and we aim to expand to debris removal, muck and gut and sanitation if and when required.
About All Hands and Hearts We effectively and efficiently address the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters. We communicate directly with local leaders and community members and then deploy our unique model of engaging volunteers to enable direct impact, helping to build safer, more resilient schools, homes and infrastructure. We have earned a 4-star rating by Charity Navigator six years in a row and a Perfect 100. Less than one percent of rated nonprofits have received this distinction for financial and operational efficiency.
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